1. Who were the victims and how many were there?
. there were about 1.7 million victims
2. Who were the perpetrators?
Khmer Rouge
3. What were the reasons for the violence?
"Soldiers at a military camp on the outskirts of Phnom Penh took time out from the chaos of battle last weekend to burn down the house of a neighbor with whom they had a land dispute. ''Go and complain to the human rights groups,'' one soldier taunted the owner, ''because there are no more human rights in Cambodia.'"
4. What is the current situation for the survivors?
Primary accounts (cut and paste first hand witness accounts below.)
Cambodia
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Essential questions:
1. Who were the victims and how many were there?
. there were about 1.7 million victims
2. Who were the perpetrators?
Khmer Rouge
3. What were the reasons for the violence?
"Soldiers at a military camp on the outskirts of Phnom Penh took time out from the chaos of battle last weekend to burn down the house of a neighbor with whom they had a land dispute. ''Go and complain to the human rights groups,'' one soldier taunted the owner, ''because there are no more human rights in Cambodia.'"
4. What is the current situation for the survivors?
Primary accounts (cut and paste first hand witness accounts below.)